Dealing in Sin
It had taken two days before Eric and Pam decided to call a meeting to negotiate the business proposition brought to them. This time, Eric chose his hotel room as the location. Eric and Pam were more than a little pissed by what had happened at Absolem but they decide to let it slide, at least for now. The meeting would have earlier, if they hadn't had the obligation of meeting with Felipe de Castro, the King of Nevada, Louisiana, and Arkansas. His royal highness had extended their time in Las Vegas by inviting them to his Gala event.
Even though, the vampire Authority had been destroyed, the Vampire Monarch was very much alive. Now, every king and queen of an area runs it by his or her own set of rules that are to be obeyed. Eric had already unhappy submitted to Felipe's rule, though he was growing very wary of him.
Nothing is the same anymore. Every vampire wants more territory and control. Eric had his little piece, to which he was content with but if this Monarch Wars continue to escalate, he may be forced to do something about it.
"Do you know if Gregory will be coming to this meeting?" Willa asked naively to Eric. She really liked Gregory, he was funny, kind, and not to mention hot. She wished she had gotten his number before she was dragged out of the club.
"Don't know, don't care." Eric replied, he was still disappointed that number given to him wasn't Morrigan's person number. He was very much attracted to her and wanted to make her, his. If only for a little while.
"Brought our lawyer." Pam said as she waltzed into the room with a frightened human man in a suit. She quickly took a seat next to Eric.
"na-nice to see you a-again…Mr. Northman." The man said his heart racing with fear.
"Good. Have a seat. This shouldn't be long."
Only moments later did Michael, Morrigan, Gregory, and a copper headed teen vamp, who was far older than Michael though his appearance suggested him having turned when he was fourteen or fifteen. Then there was a beautiful Hispanic woman with long ebony hair that went below her waist, who didn't smell human at all.
Willa practically jumped when she saw Gregory and immediately went to him. The two quickly ran out of the room together.
While Eric scanned Morrigan, who wore leather pants and a long sleeve black blouse that he could see her through, along with a tattoo that fell along her clavicle and seem to extend to the back of her left shoulder with her hair pinned up. She certainly had a lovely body.
"Hello." Morrigan said with a smile as she walked over to one of the two empty seats opposite to Eric and Pam. Michael gave a nod of acknowledgement to them before sitting beside Morrigan.
"You're late." Eric said, looking at both of them.
"By five minutes." Morrigan replied.
"Still means you're late." Eric retorted.
"Do you want an apology from me?"
"Among other things."
"Can we just move this along, you two. " Michael said interrupting whatever horrible form flirtation was happening in front of him.
"I, second that." Pam added, rolling her eyes.
"Fine, which one of them is your lawyer?" Eric asked, looking between the boy vamp wearing khakis and a heavy metal t-shirt, and the woman, wearing a purple dress.
"I am. My name is Val. It is such a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Northman. I've heard many things about you." Val, the teenaged vampire spoke as he stepped forward taking a seat by the lawyer as he pulled up his laptop to type everything out.
"Good things I hope. And who are you, Miss?" Eric said as he looked at the woman. From her scent, he believed she was a shifter, what kind, however, was something that he couldn't tell.
"She is mine." Michael said possessively.
"It's okay, hon. I'm Amelia. " Amelia said with a blank face, not even wiling to offer a smile.
Pam noticed the rings on Amelia and Michael's fingers. "You married a shifter? Well, that's got to be a first." Pam commented with an eyebrow as she looked at Michael and then Amelia. Pam glanced at her shoes; they were lovely black pair that she could appreciate.
"They are engaged and if the introduction are done, I would like us to start the negotiation process. So what would you like, changed?" Morrigan said to defuse whatever situation would likely brew. She put a cigarette between her lips and looked at Eric, "Do you mind?" She asked him.
"I do mind. Pam." Eric said with a smile of victory as he looked at Pam to begin.
Morrigan did not smile back but instead put away the cigarette with much frustration. Doing business was always stressful for her and cigarettes were her only solace.
"We want twenty percent of the profits since we are doing the heavy lifting and taking the risk. We also want some of your Devil's Crown product as well to sell within at Fangtasia instead of only the Devil's Juice." Pam said very bluntly.
"Twenty percent? You're out of your mind. Ten percent." Michael replied.
"Hmmm, I don't think so. If we are to take the risk of hauling the drugs, we want a better percentage of compensation." Eric said.
"We have our ways of ensuring that you won't have any problems hauling the drugs. We simply need your legitimate business as the cover. So ten percent is the offer." Michael said, staring at Eric.
"Your ways don't mean shit. It's still a big risk. " Pam said.
"You can have fifteen percent, which is a little over a million, more than enough of compensation." Morrigan said.
Eric and Pam looked at each other, both satisfied enough.
"Deal. And how about getting some of your Devil's Crown product? " Eric asked.
"We'll allow it but you'll only be getting a pint per month which should be enough for you to sell. But we want access to your Hep-V cure." Morrigan said glancing at Michael.
"That's fine, I suppose."
"Then it is settled. Val and your lawyer will look through the agreement, and we can sign, then be on our merrier way. " Michael said walking over to Amelia.
"Great, I'm going to get a drink while we wait." Pam said as she headed to the minibar to pour herself something.
"How long will it take you, Val?" Morrigan asked as she stood up, glancing at her phone.
"Ten minutes because of the human." Val answered as he looked at the human.
"Fine. Do you have another room where I take a call privately?" Morrigan asked Eric.
"Yes, I'll be happy to show you." Eric said with a smile. He wanted to get Morrigan alone and all to himself, where he can claim her as his with the news of Michael's engagement.
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